3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (722+ words) Welcome back, neighbors! It’s that time, once again! The tents are pitched, the vendors are assembling, and the smell of wood smoke is building in the air like a sentimental old friend. Our little shire is abuzz with carnival-like preparations…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (289+ words) The Williamsburg Regional Library’s Comic Convention is making its return this weekend for fans of comics, anime and gaming. The fourth annual convention will be held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the downtown library, Stryker Center and City Square…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (53+ words) Toronto influencer and activist on her role in TIFF opener 'Being Heumann' Yahoo News Canada Canadian disability rights activist Taylor Lindsay-Noel hopes her small role in the upcoming film "Being Heumann" will help amplify the message behind her work — that…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (76+ words) The local theater community gathered Sunday evening for an awards ceremony celebrating excellence in Memphis theater. After years at the Orpheum Theatre, the Ostranders moved to the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center on the University of Memphis campus. Categories span…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (481+ words) Now that was like a whirlwind! A week just flew by, and we are now sitting smack bang at the tail end of another Hibiscus Festival. The first Miss Hibiscus Queen, Liebling Marlow, has spoken about the special place the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (281+ words) “Convivio” doesn’t have an exact English equivalent, but it describes sharing both space and experiences– a gathering– ideally with plenty of food and a bottle or two of something fun. This Convivio spotlights several prominent Latino winemakers and vineyard owners,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) Three powerful visions of artistry come together in Atlanta Ballet’s 26|27 season opener. Remi Wörtmeyer’s Significant Others celebrates the creative worlds of Fanny Mendelssohn and Sonia Delaunay, while Melissa Hough’s premiere Plagued Houses, inspired by Romeo and Juliet, explores the timeless…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (334+ words) Worship leader Tim Hughes has responded to the devastating tragedy at Big Church Festival in the way he knows best-by turning his grief, confusion and faith into a song. Still struggling to process the tragedy, Hughes found himself writing an…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) So while it’s fine to go around griping about how everything from Google to iPhones to Netflix to even film festivals (I’m finally getting there) are getting worse, it’s also necessary to look at what’s truly awful, and what’s just…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1434+ words) Just about everyone who has picked up a guitar or yelled into a microphone in northern Colorado the past seven years has come across Blast N Scrap. And anyone who has started a band — or any musical project for that…...